Georgia, March 28- Average retail gasoline prices in Georgia have risen 3.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.46/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has increased 3.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.56/g, according to gasoline price website GeorgiaGasPrices.com.

Including the change in gas prices in Georgia during the past week, prices yesterday were 79.1 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 15.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 21.5 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 76.5 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.

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Remember when Nancy Pelosi blamed "Two oilmen in the White House" for the high gas prices in 2008. Are we now allowed to use that brilliant logic to explain the current gas prices. Many are estimating gas to get as high as $5 a gallon by summers end!